Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/17/2015
Similar to their hockey counterparts of the same year which are more difficult to locate than Imperial Tobacco’s two previous issues are these black and white lacrosse cards, with an opportunity to acquire a complete C61 set hardly ever coming forth. Somewhat a curious ensemble here, with ten cards graded by PSA and the rest, percentage-wise, tending to mirror the slabbed examples. There is one EX 5; #15-Howard and one VG-EX+ 4.5; 42-Lachapelle, with five cards at VG-EX 4; 16-Powers, 30-Pringle, 35-Cameron, 36-Gifford and 37-Hall. One of the key cards, that of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Clint Benedict, highlights a trio of VG 3 examples, the others being 25-Griffiths and 47-Rochford. The all important Newsy Lalonde (raw) card is crease-free and an inviting EX, with other notables being 22-Mickey Ions (VG+), 43-Joe Cattarinich (EX appearance but with a diamond cut) and 45-Jack Laviolette (VG). Most of the rest are in the VG, VG+ and VG-EX range, with seven not making the aforementioned grades. The first card, 1-Querie has minor paper loss on the front and is Poor, like one other, with the other five F-G. A scarce and tempting issue for tobacco card and pre-war enthusiasts, it is joined by some two dozen duplicates, with further details available on our website.
A VG-EX Joe Cattarinich card highlights the 25 duplicates, with mostly VG and VG+ examples present. Included are #s 7 (2), 10, 14-17, 20, 25 (2), 25, 30, 35, 36 (2), 37, 42, 44 (2), 47 and 49, with three cards more narrow than the rest, suggesting trimming; 1, 4 and 32. Fascinating 100-plus year old relics are from a time when pro hockey was still in its infancy and lacrosse was Canada’s one and only national sport.
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